Jumbo Jets

Deep within the glowing cloud of the HII region LHA 120-N 180B, MUSE has spotted a jet emitted by a fledgling star — a massive young stellar object . This is the first time such a jet has been observed in visible light outside the Milky Way. Usually, such jets are obscured by their dusty surroundings, meaning they can only be detected at infrared or radio wavelengths by telescopes such as ALMA. However, the relatively dust-free environment of the LMC allowed this jet — named Herbig–Haro 1177, or HH 1177 for short — to be observed at visible wavelengths. At nearly 33 light-years in length, it is one of the longest such jets ever observed.

The blue and red regions in this image show the jet, which was detected as blue- and red-shifted emission peaks of the Hα line.

Credit:

ESO, A McLeod et al.

About the Image

Id:eso1903b
Type:Observation
Release date:6 February 2019, 17:00
Related releases:eso1903
Size:1020 x 2000 px

About the Object

Name:LHA 120-N 180B
Type:Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Constellation:Mensa
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 48 55.55
Position (Dec):-70° 5' 20.38"
Field of view:1.00 x 1.95 arcminutes
Orientation:North is -0.0° left of vertical

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
Blue-shifted H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optical
OIII
500 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optical
SII
673 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optical
SII
673 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optical
Red-shifted H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE